1962 Asian Games
1962 Asian Games
IV Asian Games
The 1962 Asian Games (Indonesian: Asian Games 1962, Asian Games IV, Asian Games ke-4) also known as the 4th Asian Games, IV Asiad, and Jakarta 1962, was the fourth iteration of pan-Asian multi-event games sanctioned by the Asian Games Federation (AGF). The games were held from 24 August to 4 September 1962, in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the first-ever international multi-sport event hosted by the then-17 year old Southeast Asian country. This was the first of two Asian Games hosted by the city as of 2018, the second was held in 2018, with Palembang as the co-host.
Israel and the Republic of China (ROC) were excluded from the games. In solidarity with fellow-Muslim majority countries in the Middle East and the People's Republic of China, the Indonesian government refused to issue entry visas for the Israeli and Taiwanese delegations. It was against the rules of the AGF, and Indonesia's own promise to invite all AGF members, including those with whom it had no diplomatic relations; Israel, ROC and the Republic of Korea.[2] The action would make Indonesia suspended from the International Olympic Committee and barred from the 1964 Summer Olympics, which subsequently responded by hosting the Games of the New Emerging Forces in 1963.
A total number of 1,460 athletes, coming from 17 countries, competed in this Asiad, where badminton made its debut.
Host city Jakarta, Indonesia
Motto Ever Onward
(Indonesian: Maju Terus)
Nations participating 17
Athletes participating 1,460
Events 120 in 13 sports
Opening ceremony 24 August
Closing ceremony 4 September
Officially opened by Sukarno
President of Indonesia
Athlete's Oath Ferry Sonneville
Torch lighter Effendi Saleh
Main venue Senayan Main Stadium
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